Tragedy in Zagora: Dead and Injured in a Horrific Bus Crash in Takounit

This Wednesday morning, the province of Zagora witnessed a tragic traffic accident at the entrance to the town of Takounit, near the Bouchaara roundabout on National Highway 9, after a passenger bus traveling from Marrakesh toward Imhamid al-Ghazlan overturned.

This tragic accident resulted in the deaths of four people; three of them died at the scene, while the fourth died at the regional hospital in Zagora, In addition, 25 of the 26 passengers on board the bus sustained injuries of varying severity.

The tragedy mobilized various local and regional authorities, as well as members of the Royal Gendarmerie, Civil Protection, and auxiliary forces, who provided necessary first aid and transported the injured to medical facilities for treatment.

For its part, the competent public prosecutor’s office at the Court of First Instance in Zagora ordered the opening of a thorough judicial investigation to determine the circumstances of the accident and establish legal liability, while facilitating the necessary procedures for the burial of the deceased and monitoring the health status of the injured.